On what date did Bojangles Opco, LLC begin offering franchises for Bojangles Restaurants in the United States?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Bojangles Opco, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 3, 2020 with a principal business address at 9432 Southern Pine Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273. We do business under the service marks and trade names "Bojangles®", "Bojangles'®", "Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits®", and "Bojangles Express®". Our agents for service of process in various states are listed in Exhibit J.
We became the franchisor of the Bojangles restaurant system and began offering franchises for the right to develop and operate Bojangles Restaurants in the United States on October 6, 2020, as part of the Securitization Transaction, which is described below. Through our parents, predecessors and affiliates, we began operating Bojangles Restaurants in 1977. As of December 29, 2024, there were 830 Restaurants in operation, of which 564 were franchised Restaurants in the United States and 266 were company-operated Restaurants in the United States (which are operated and managed for us by our indirect parent, Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. ("BRI")). In this disclosure document, we refer to the Restaurants owned by us or our affiliates as "company-operated Restaurants". We also contract with foodservice operators for retailing opportunities and the sale of Bojangles products in venues such as sports arenas, stadiums, college campuses, race tracks and other nontraditional venues for Bojangles branded food and drinks. We have not offered franchises in any other line of business and do not conduct any other kind of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bojangles Opco, LLC became the franchisor of the Bojangles restaurant system and started offering franchises for Bojangles Restaurants in the United States on October 6, 2020. This was part of a Securitization Transaction. Before this date, franchising was conducted through Bojangles' International, LLC (BIL) and Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. (BRI).
Prior to October 6, 2020, BRI managed and operated Bojangles Restaurants since August 30, 1990, and offered franchises similar to those in the current disclosure document until March 31, 1998. BIL offered franchises from April 1, 1998, until just before the Securitization Transaction. As part of the Securitization Transaction, all existing U.S. Franchise Agreements, Development Agreements, and related agreements for Restaurants were transferred to Bojangles Opco, LLC, making it the franchisor for all existing and future domestic agreements.
This transition is significant for prospective franchisees as it clarifies the current franchising entity. Bojangles Opco, LLC is now the direct point of contact and the entity responsible for upholding the terms of the franchise agreements. However, BRI continues to play a role by providing various services to franchisees under a management agreement with Bojangles Opco, LLC, including managing assets and performing franchising, marketing, and operational oversight.